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Adult males sport long tentacles on
the anterior of the head which is unique to this family. Females
usually have short tentacles around the mouth. Aquarium
Care: The Ancistrus genera make good community
fish where they do not grow too big for the aquarium. Some species
have different requirements in the aquarium so best to read up
on the species you have whereas if they need higher oxygen requirements
or not, or if they prefer cooler waters if they originate from
the southern parts of South America against the species from further
up north. Diet: Vegetable foods such as cucumber
and courgette and also tablet and meaty foods. Breeding:
Lay their eggs in caves as a cluster and the first signs of the
breeding process is a few tiny fry darting around the community
tank.

Common Name:

LDA074

Synonyms:

Xenocara macrophthalma

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

Venezuela: Orinoco
River and lower parts of some of its tributaries. Type
locality: l’Orénoque, Venezuela.